New Mexico Clerks Begin Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Bernalillo County and several other counties start issuing licenses after a judge declared gay marriage legal. GOP legislators vow a lawsuit to limit clerk authority while rural clerks delay awaiting orders. Patricia Catlett and Karen Schmiege become the first couple licensed in Albuquerque amid cheers.
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William Sharer
Farmington
Sharer
Paul Becht
Albuquerque
GOP
Becht
Bernalillo
Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Oliver
Patricia Catlett
Karen Schmiege
New Mexico
Union County
Mary Lou Harkin
San Miguel
Valencia
Taos
Scott Fuqua
Santa Fe
International debate over Syria chemical attack response
Western powers pressed for punishment of Assad after the Aug 21 chemical attack near Damascus. US officials cite signals intelligence and casualty reports. Russia warns bombing will not end the war. France and Britain contemplate action while Assad and his foreign minister vow defense and challenge to provide proof.
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U.N
Bashar Assad
Damascus
Doctors Without Borders
Assad
Obama
Roswell UFO Museum honors Jesse Marcel in memorial visit
Denice Marcel announced her father Jesse Marcel’s death in Helena Montana. Marcel was celebrated for his service as a U S Army officer and his role in the Roswell UFO crash lore with colleagues calling him a patriot who influenced the UFO Museum. He died at his home in Helena.
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Roswell Hall of Fame
Jesse
Mark Briscoe
UFO Museum and Research Center
Marcel
Briscoe
United States
Roswell
West Seventh Street
Linda
Helena, Mont
Hasan Defense Hinge in Fort Hood Trial as Jury Sit-Down Looms
Closing arguments are set for Wednesday in the Fort Hood shooting trial. Hasan, acting as his own attorney, has offered little defense as the penalty phase begins, arguing the killings were necessary to aid Muslim insurgents. Family members of victims described their losses in poignant testimony.
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Hasan
Iraq
Afghanistan
Sheryll Pearson
Pfc
Michael Pearson
States to receive withheld energy funds after review
The Interior Department will restore monthly energy funds totaling 2.1 billion dollars paid to states. Senator Udall commended the decision, noting the funds stem from an existing mineral development agreement and should not be used to balance the federal books. Wyoming faces losses around 53 million dollars, New Mexico about 26 million, with the total being redistributed after the fiscal year end if laws remain unchanged.
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U.S
Tom Udall
New Mexico
Obama
Udall
Interior Department
West
Wyoming
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